Santa Maria de Nieva
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| Coordinates | 4 ° 36 ′ S , 77 ° 52 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Peru | ||
| Amazon | |||
| province | Condorcanqui | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-AMA | ||
| District | Nieva | ||
| height | 195 m | ||
| Residents | 2510 (2017) | ||
| founding | 1984 | ||
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| mayor | Héctor Orlando Requejo Longinote (2019-2022) |
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Santa María de Nieva is the capital of the Condorcanqui Province in the Amazonas region in northern Peru . In the 2017 census, the population was 2,510. It is the administrative seat of the Nieva district .
Santa María de Nieva is located on the south bank of the Río Marañón at the mouth of the Río Nieva coming from the south . The city at an altitude of 195 m is 40 km above the confluence of the Río Santiago into the Río Marañón in a basin landscape in front of the Andes.
Santa María de Nieva is connected to the road network. A road connection leads to Bagua , which is 140 km southwest . Most of the residents work in agriculture, fish in the river, cut trees, raise livestock and trade in the products produced in the region.
Individual evidence
- ↑ PERU: Amazonas Region: Provinces & Places . www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved January 18, 2020.